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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•1 month agoIn exercise, Kilocalorie and calorie are used interchangeably
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•30 days agoThey try to make a distinction when referring to kilocalories as Calories, it’s literally just that Calorie (kcal) is capitalized and calorie (cal) is not. It’s a dumb system.
minus-squareNielsBohronlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-230 days agoIt’s all just because Americans edit: the majority of Americans have a pathological aversion to metric prefixes
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 month agoYeah, I just realized my mistake and attempted to delete my comment before anyone else could see it… no luck this time.
In exercise, Kilocalorie and calorie are used interchangeably
They try to make a distinction when referring to kilocalories as Calories, it’s literally just that Calorie (kcal) is capitalized and calorie (cal) is not.
It’s a dumb system.
It’s all just because
Americansedit: the majority of Americans have a pathological aversion to metric prefixesYeah, I just realized my mistake and attempted to delete my comment before anyone else could see it… no luck this time.
It’s cool. People will see it and learn.
That’s mad